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Post by Brume Okrokoto on Jun 4, 2017 23:30:18 GMT -4
Mental health is real. It is more common in the society than we might think. Everyone at some point in their life would experience a bad mood or bad feeling. But if this feeling is persistent, then it can eventually lead to a more drastic outcome. The real problem though is the stigma attached to mental illness. How come most people feel sad and depressed more often than not and yet most people would ridicule others who are sad or depressed? it's really a question we need to start addressing. For this reason most people find it difficulty to come out and seek help. The younger people in society, i.e. mostly teenagers are self conscious about what their peers might think about them if they realize that they have a mental illness. I truly agree with the author here. This attitude needs to change. The first step to truly curb the issue of mental illness in the society is to De- stigmatize it. We should make teenagers to start realizing that having any form of mental illness, weather its depression or anxiety etc. is not their fault, Just like having a headache or the flu is not of their own making. But more importantly, we should educate young folks that seeking help early can really save lives just like in the case of any other disease. Being open about your mood, and being able to talk to other people about it can also be a form of therapy.
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Post by Nkiru frank on Jun 14, 2017 11:21:13 GMT -4
Typically depressed people are depicted as being bed-ridden and incapable of functioning. Not everyone experiences depression in the same way. Some might not even realize that they are depressed, especially if they seem like they're managing their day-to-day life. It doesn’t seem possible that someone can be smiling, chipper, functioning, and at the same time, depressed. Those the most surprised to realize they're experiencing some form of depression are those suffering from “smiling depression the definition of smiling depression is: appearing happy to others, literally smiling, while internally suffering with depressive symptoms. Smiling depression often goes undetected. Other common symptoms of smiling depression are feelings of anxiety, fear, anger, fatigue, irritability, hopelessness, and despair
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